Photos of a young girl from Utah have captivated the world, proving that bald is indeed beautiful.Recently, 7-year-old Gianessa Wride began losing her full head of hair. “I started to brush it, and there was a lot of hair coming out with the brush,” Gianessa's mom Daniella told KUTV.Gianessa was diagnosed with alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss. “You have two choices," Daniella said. "You can either be sad about it and be miserable, or you can make it into something fun and enjoy it."And they certainly have created a fun and glamorous way to embrace Gianessa's alopecia. Gianessa's school was slated to have its annual "Crazy Hair Day," and there was no way she was going to sit out the tradition. Thanks to trip to Walmart's craft section, Gianessa's head was soon adorned with beautiful jeweled stickers. Walking into class, Gianessa rocked her new blinged-out look. “People were crowding me, saying, ‘You look cool, how did you do that?,’” she told KSTU. “Yeah, they want to try it, but they can't because they all have hair."With the success of this year's "Crazy Hair Day," Gianessa is already planning for next year.Both Daniella and Gianessa hope her story will help inspire others living with alopecia to embrace their own beauty.

SALEM, Utah —

Photos of a young girl from Utah have captivated the world, proving that bald is indeed beautiful.

Recently, 7-year-old Gianessa Wride began losing her full head of hair.

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“I started to brush it, and there was a lot of hair coming out with the brush,” Gianessa's mom Daniella told KUTV.

Gianessa was diagnosed with alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss.

“You have two choices," Daniella said. "You can either be sad about it and be miserable, or you can make it into something fun and enjoy it."

And they certainly have created a fun and glamorous way to embrace Gianessa's alopecia. Gianessa's school was slated to have its annual "Crazy Hair Day," and there was no way she was going to sit out the tradition.

Thanks to trip to Walmart's craft section, Gianessa's head was soon adorned with beautiful jeweled stickers. Walking into class, Gianessa rocked her new blinged-out look.

“People were crowding me, saying, ‘You look cool, how did you do that?,’” she told KSTU. “Yeah, they want to try it, but they can't because they all have hair."

With the success of this year's "Crazy Hair Day," Gianessa is already planning for next year.

Both Daniella and Gianessa hope her story will help inspire others living with alopecia to embrace their own beauty.